Books in Collins Big Cat Shakespeare series

Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed.Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed.Pages 14-15 contain a flow chart, giving the opportunity to summarise and discuss the events of the story.Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language with some challenging vocabulary.Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

This non-fiction book explains how sea creatures have spines, stings and teeth and other means to protect themselves from hungry predators. Packed with stunning underwater photographs, there is much to entrance young readers.• Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.• Text type - Non-chronological report.• A simple table at the end of the book can be used to check understanding and to recap information learnt reading the book.• Curriculum links - Citizenship: Animals and us.• This non-fiction book is paried with a playscript on a similar theme: Worm Looks for Lunch by Julia Donaldson.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

A shepherd boy decides to play a trick on the people in his village by telling them that there is a wolf nearby. But will the villagers believe him when a wolf really does turn up? This witty retelling of the traditional story was written by Saffy Jenkins.• A shepherd boy decides to play a trick on the people in his village by telling them that there is a wolf nearby. But will the villagers believe him when a wolf really does turn up? This witty retelling of the traditional story was written by Saffy Jenkins.• Pink A/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.• Children can recap the journey of the boy as he plays tricks using the story map on pages 14–15.• Text type: A traditional tale• Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development

Hippo wants to play on the see-saw. But who will play with him? In this humorous story a hippo wants to go on a see-saw, but no other animal is heavy enough to get hippo off the ground. It takes a group of animals to do it – and in the end, it is a tiny mouse that makes the difference.• Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.• Text type - A story with a predictable structure and patterned language.• Pages 14 and 15 feature a flow chart, an ideal opportunity to retell the story in sequence.

A humorous poem with one couplet on every monarch from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth the Second.• Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.• Text type—a poem.• Curriculum links—History: "Pupils should be taught about. . . events beyond living memory that are significant nationally."• A royal timeline on pages 22–23, showing dates on the throne of all monarchs, allows children to place the poem in context.

Joe is waiting for his friend Harry, but each time there is a knock at the door he finds an unexpected visitor waiting for him – each with an unusual problem for him to solve. This humorous story was written by nine-year-old Collins Big Cat Writing Competition winner Dominic Butters and has been wonderfully illustrated by Fabio Santomauro.• Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.• Text type: A patterned story with a predictable structure• Curriculum links: Citizenship